Archive for May 30th, 2014:

After Market: Another Month for the Record Books

Date: May 30 2014
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Investing Stocks posted strong gains in May, but the month ended quietly on Wall Street. Still, the Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) rose 18 points, closing at a record high. The Nasdaq composite (^IXIC) lost 5 ...Read More »

Week’s Winners and Losers: Apple Beats On, Southwest Hits Turbulence

Date: May 30 2014
Filed under: Company News, Apple, Costco, Mergers & Acquisitions Amy Sancetta/AP A consumer tech giant made the biggest acquisition in its history, and a popular discount airline paid the price for not discounting the way it said it was. Here's a rundown ...Read More »

Foreclosure Crisis Spawned a Suicide Surge, Study Suggests

Date: May 30 2014
Filed under: Recession, Personal Finance, Home Buying, Foreclosure Terrance Emerson/Shutterstock By Christine DiGangi The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans increased significantly from 2005 to 2010, and a new study in the July issue of American Journal of Public Health associates that spike ...Read More »

L.A. sues JPMorgan Chase over foreclosures

Date: May 30 2014
City says the bank gave black and Latino borrowers predatory home loans that they couldn't afford. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/JhdZUEZ1HFs/ Read More »

Report: FBI, SEC probe Icahn, Mickelson and Walters

Date: May 30 2014
Federal investigators probing whether pro golfer and Las Vegas bettor illegally traded on information from activist investor. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/-dQ5T1New9s/ Read More »

Elon Musk uses Tesla tech in SpaceX ‘space taxi’

Date: May 30 2014
The new Dragon V2 capsule uses screens similar to those found in the Tesla Model S sedan http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ywlFPh2e1FE/ Read More »